Activities Assistant PRN

Title:

Activities Assistant

Job Type: PRN

As an Activities Assistant, you support the department with clinical, operational, and administrative excellence. You will serve patients through activity groups, documentation, and communication with the Activity Therapist.

• Provides activity groups
• Documents the patient's response to groups pertinent to patient treatment on daily/weekly progress status, as appropriate
• Provides and documents appropriate alternate interventions when patients miss groups
• Provides groups according to the protocol set forth by the Activity Therapist, communicate, and work with the patient to achieve the greatest benefit and resolution
• Maintains constant communication with the Activity Therapist when patient is not responding to the treatments
• Contributes to the effective functioning of the patient's program
• Understands the age differences and the corresponding developmental needs
• Provides activities suitable to the patient's needs and offers a variety of stimuli in accordance with the treatment plan, with approval of AT or AT lead
• Contributes to maintain a quality program to satisfy the therapeutic needs of the patient
• Offers direction and education to maintain clear communication of expectations
• Provides quality programming to support the objectives of the patient and their needs
• Contributes to treatment planning with feedback to nursing and program staff to achieve therapeutic interventions with supervision from AT or AT Lead

Education: High School Diploma/GED required. Bachelor's degree in recreational therapy or equivalent preferred.

Certifications: CPR and De-escalation certification required or obtain within 30 days of hire.

• Previous experience in a psychiatric health care facility, with direct experience working with chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, psychiatric and geriatric patients preferred.

EEOC Statement

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